the $8.3 billion deal aims to replace the aging fleet of Russian MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB jets. The contract is set to be signed in April during the visit of the French Defense Minister to India.

MOSCOW, August 6. /TASS/. Russia’s sole aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will be upgraded to carry deck-based generation 4++ MiG-29K/MiG-29KUB fighter jets, Head of the Nevskoye Design Bureau ...